Festivals and Events
The Annual Cove Cherry Fair takes place the third weekend of August in Cove, Oregon. It is a historic festival celebrating the end of the cherry harvest. It features a parade, old fashioned fun & games, music, food and more!
On Friday, businesses set up booths and offer discounts for people to come down and shop. Saturday activities include many facets of family friendly recreation from archery, water games, live music, food and craft vendors. Hosted by La Grande Main Street Downtown.
Entering its 16th year in 2025, The Eastern Oregon Film Festival stands as a beacon of cinematic excellence. Acknowledged by MovieMaker Magazine in 2018 and 2022 as one of the Top 25 Coolest Festivals in the World, EOFF has evolved into a year-round organization. Dedicated to the promotion of independent cinema, the festival thrives through curated exhibitions, industry development, and meaningful artist engagement, actively shaping the cultural landscape of rural Eastern Oregon.
Hosted by the City of Union, the Grassroots Festival is full of family friendly community fun. You will find all kinds of fun events like lawnmower races, rubber duck race, street dance, community wide yard sales, and a pie eating contest.
Get a taste of Eastern Oregon Breweries! This annual event showcases some of Eastern Oregon's favorite local breweries as they compete for your vote at EO Beerfest.
Hog Wild Days is hosted by the Lions Club in Island City. At this event you will find vendors, horse rides, a parade, breakfast at the firehouse, at much more.
Events; 1m/5K/10K Run, The Powder Valley Schools Huckleberry Breakfast, The Libraries Book Sale/Raffle, Vendors, a Parade, Mud Volleyball, Youth Events, The North Powder Fire Departments Smoked Dinner and an Evening Street Dance.
The Ladd Marsh Bird festival is an uncrowded, noncompetitive birding opportunity for the whole family at Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area south of La Grande. The event is scheduled at the height of spring migration and nesting in the Grande Ronde Valley and to commemorate International Migratory Bird Day.